cruciate

[ kroo-shee-it, -eyt ]

/ ˈkru ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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adjective

shaped like a cross; cross-shaped.

Botany. having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard.

Entomology. crossing diagonally when at rest, as the wings of certain insects.

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Origin of cruciate

1675–85; <New Latin cruciātus, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cruciate

cru·ci·ate·ly, adverbpost·cru·ci·ate, adjective

Words nearby cruciate

cru, cruces, crucial, crucian, crucian carp, cruciate, cruciate ligament, crucible, crucible steel, crucifer, cruciferous

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How to use cruciate in a sentence

That action puts a stress in the anterior cruciate ligament.
Down With Downhill Skiing!|Bryan Curtis|February 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Cruciato-complicatus: folded crosswise: incumbent wings when the inner margins overlap; not well distinguished from cruciate.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
It may even slip past the condyle and into the intercondyloid notch, and come to lie against the cruciate ligaments.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Each pileated piece of the skeleton has four equal, cruciate, triangular meshes.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

The lateral branches of the styles are usually very numerous and regularly cruciate in alternating opposite pairs.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for cruciate

cruciate

/ (ˈkruːʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /

adjective

shaped or arranged like a crosscruciate petals

noun

informal

short for cruciate ligament
(as modifier)cruciate problems

Derived forms of cruciate

cruciately, adverb

Word Origin for cruciate

C17: from New Latin cruciātus, from Latin crux cross

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cruciate

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